128 Quotes by Meg Whitman

A business leader has to keep their organization focused on the mission. That sounds easy, but it can be tremendously challenging in today’s competitive and ever-changing business environment. A leader also has to motivate potential partners to join.

Most of us can’t even begin to imagine.

Guess what? The world changes. eBay has defined e-commerce.

I think we can be the very best place to start a business, to grow a business, to invent a new technology, to change the world, to change the country. But we’ve got a lot of work to deliver a new California to the people of California.

Regulation is strangling businesses of all sizes in California, and we’ve got to streamline regulation so it’s easy, not hard, to do business.

For me, the international expansion of eBay was the best idea. We are now in 35 countries, and have a huge global network. The second best one was the acquisition of PayPal – the wallet on eBay.

Well, California used to be in the dream-making business, and unfortunately what’s happened I think we’re now in the dream-breaking business.

I’m not a career politician. I spent 30 years in business. I can tell you that people in California have had it with career politicians: they are done.

Sometimes it’s a little bit like being a politician. We have work to do in understanding our users sentiments.